Academic Year 2020/2021
The academic year at a Glance

Bachelor’s degree programmes
Start of winter semester 2020/2021
Full-time programmes: 28 September 2020
Part-time programmes:
- Banking and Insurance Industry: 25 September 2020
- Industrial Management: 18 September 2020
- Software Design: 25 September 2020
Co-op education programmes:
- Production Technology and Organisation (dates differ from year to year from semesters 3 to 6. Please contact the programme office for details!)
Health Studies programmes: 14 September 2020 *)
End of winter semester
Full-time programmes: 28 February 2021
Part-time programmes:
- Banking and Insurance Industry: 25 February 2021
- Industrial Management: 21 February 2021
- Software Design: 25 February 2021
Co-op education programmes:
- Production Technology and Organisation (dates differ from year to year from semesters 3 to 6. Please contact the programme office for details!)
Health Studies programmes: 14 February 2021 *)
Inter-semester break
Full-time programmes: 08 February 2021 to 28 February 2021
Part-time programmes:
- Banking and Insurance Industry: 08 February 2021 to 25 February 2021
- Industrial Management: 15 February 2021 to 21 February 2021
- Software Design: 08 February 2021 to 25 February 2021
Co-op education programmes:
- Production Technology and Organisation (dates differ from year to year from semesters 3 to 6. Please contact the programme office for details!)
Health Studies programmes: 08 February 2021 to 14 February 2021 *)
Start of summer semester 2021
Full-time programmes: 01 March 2021
Part-time programmes:
- Banking and Insurance Industry: 26 February 2021
- Industrial Management: 22 February 2021
- Software Design: 26 February 2021
Co-op education programmes:
- Production Technology and Organisation (dates differ from year to year from semesters 3 to 6. Please contact the programme office for details!)
Health Studies programmes: 15 February 2021 *)
End of summer semester
Full-time programmes: 03 October 2021
Part-time programmes:
- Banking and Insurance Industry: 30 September 2021
- Industrial Management: 16 September 2021
- Software Design: 30 September 2021
Co-op education programmes:
- Production Technology and Organisation (dates differ from year to year from semesters 3 to 6. Please contact the programme office for details!)
Health Studies programmes: 19 September 2021 *)
Summer break
Full-time programmes: 05 July 2021 to 03 October 2021
Part-time programmes:
Banking and Insurance Industry: 05 July 2021 to 30 September 2021
Industrial Management: 19 July 2021 to 16 September 2021
- Software Design: 05 July 2021 to 30 September 2021
Co-op education programmes:
- Production Technology and Organisation (dates differ from year to year from semesters 3 to 6. Please contact the programme office for details!)
Health Studies programmes: 05 July 2021 to 19 September 2021 *)
The dates apply to the following Health Studies programmes: Occupational Therapy, Health Care and Nursing, Midwifery, Logopedics, Physiotherapy, Radiography.
Master’s degree programmes
Start of winter semester 2020/2021
Full-time programmes: 28 September 2020
Part-time programmes: between 18 September 2020 and 28 September 2020
Co-op education programmes:
- Engineering and Production Management (dates differ from year to year from semesters 1 to 4. Please contact the programme office for details!)
End of winter semester
Between 21 February 2021 and 28 February 2021
Co-op education programmes:
- Engineering and Production Management (dates differ from year to year from semesters 1 to 4. Please contact the programme office for details!)
Inter-semester break
Beetwin 08 February 2021 to 28 February 2021
Co-op education programmes:
- Engineering and Production Management (dates differ from year to year from semesters 1 to 4. Please contact the programme office for details!)
Start of summer semester 2021
Between 22 February 2021 and 01 March 2021
Co-op education programmes:
- Engineering and Production Management (dates differ from year to year from semesters 1 to 4. Please contact the programme office for details!)
End of summer semester
Between 16 September 2021 and 03 October 2021
Co-op education programmes:
- Engineering and Production Management (dates differ from year to year from semesters 1 to 4. Please contact the programme office for details!)
Summer break
Between 05 July 2021 and 03 October 2021
Co-op education programmes:
- Engineering and Production Management (dates differ from year to year from semesters 1 to 4. Please contact the programme office for details!)
Holidays
All degree programmes
- National Holiday: 26 October 2020
- All Saints‘ Day: 01 November 2020
- Immaculate Conception: 08 December 2020
- Christmas: 23 December 2020 to 06 January 2021
- Easter: 29 March 2021 to 11 April 2021
- State Holiday: 01 May 2021
- Ascension Day: 13 May 2021
- Whit Monday: 24 May 2021
- Corpus Christi: 03 June 2021
Degree programmes with 15 course weeks
- Inter-semester break: 08 February 2021 to 28 February 2021
- Co-op education programmes:
- Engineering and Production Management (dates differ from year to year from semesters 1 to 4. Please contact the programme office for details!)
- Summer break: 05 July 2021 to 03 October 2021
- Co-op education programmes:
- Engineering and Production Management (dates differ from year to year from semesters 1 to 4. Please contact the programme office for details!)
Start of academic year 2021/2022: 04 October 2021
Degree programmes with 18 course weeks
- Inter-semester break: 08 February 2021 to 14 February 2021
- Summer break: 05 July 2021 to 19 September 2021
Start of academic year 2021/2022: 20 September 2021
Degree programmes with 20 course weeks
- Inter-semester break: 15 February 2021 to 21 February 2021
- Summer break: 19 July 2021 to 16 September 2021
Start of academic year 2021/2022: 17 September 2021
Course weeks = Course weeks per semester